Pokédex · V (Unova)

Emboar#500

Strong point: Attack — higher than 91% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 4 weaknesses and 6 resistances.

Emboar
Shiny version
Fire Fighting
Height: 1.6 m (5′03″) Weight: 150.0 kg (330.7 lbs)

Base stats

HP
110
94%
Atk
123
91%
Def
65
42%
SpA
100
82%
SpD
65
44%
Spe
65
47%
TOTAL
528
82%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: HP.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (123) is 23 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA The default choice: the boost goes where this species is already strong.
  • Jolly +Spe · −SpA Mid-range Speed means the turn order is still worth fighting for — check exactly whom you will outspeed before you give up power.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 5

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Unova #006 Black / White , Black 2 / White 2
Pokémon Conquest #123 —
Blueberry Academy #205 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk
Lumiose City #006 Legends: Z-A
Pokémon Champions #500 Champions

Abilities

  • Blaze Strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
  • Reckless Strengthens recoil moves to 1.2× their power.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.

Rank 287 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.02% of teams.

Tera Type Fire 59.4% Grass 22.5% Rock 6% Ground 4.5% Flying 2.9% Stellar 2.2%
EV spreads Brave · 252 Atk / 248 HP / 8 SpD 40% Jolly · 252 Atk / 252 Spe 22.4% Adamant · 252 Atk / 240 HP / 16 Spe 16.9% Lonely · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 SpA 6.8% Brave · 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD 2.7%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

It can throw a fire punch by setting its fists on fire with its fiery chin. It cares deeply about its friends.

Egg Group: Field Gender: 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 238

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Emboar takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Water ×2 Ground ×2 Flying ×2 Psychic ×2
Resistant to Bug ×¼ Fire ×½ Grass ×½ Ice ×½ Dark ×½ Steel ×½

How it was drawn

2010–2016

The sprites come straight from the games in which Emboar appeared — one from each release.

Gen 5 2010
Emboar in Black / White
Black / White
Gen 6 2013
Emboar in X / Y
X / Y
Emboar in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Emboar in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Emboar — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Emboar — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Emboar — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Emboar — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (8)

All Emboar cards →

Emboar has 8 cards in 7 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 275 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (1)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Alola

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (83 via TM/TR, 6 via Egg, 18 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Arm Thrust Fighting Physical 15 100% 20
1 Ember Fire Special 40 100% 25
1 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90% 10
1 Odor Sleuth Normal Status — — 40
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
1 Tail Whip Normal Status — 100% 30
13 Defense Curl Normal Status — — 40
15 Flame Charge Fire Physical 50 100% 20
20 Smog Poison Special 30 70% 20
23 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20
28 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20
31 Heat Crash Fire Physical — 100% 10
38 Assurance Dark Physical 60 100% 10
43 Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100% 15
50 Head Smash Rock Physical 150 80% 5
55 Roar Normal Status — — 20
62 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120 100% 15